jo

Create JSON object

$ jo name=[value] count:=[42]

$ jo -a [item1] [item2] [item3]

$ jo name=[test] config=$(jo debug:=[true])

$ echo "[value]" | jo name=@-

$ jo content=@[file.txt]

$ jo -p name=[value]

jo [options] [key=value...]

jo creates JSON from shell arguments. It builds objects and arrays from command-line key-value pairs.
The tool enables JSON generation in shell scripts. Type hints distinguish strings from numbers and booleans.
jo generates JSON from shell.

KEY=VALUE

String value assignment.

Non-string value (number, boolean, null).

Create array instead of object.

Pretty print output.

Read value from file.

Read value from stdin.

Display help information.

Shell quoting important. Use := for non-strings. Nested structures via subshell.

jo was created by Jan-Piet Mens to simplify JSON creation in shell scripts without complex quoting.

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